Kqeds Perspectives

Pablo Quintanilla asks what do we owe those most affected by climate change and least responsible for it.

Erin Poppler has her answer when asked why she stays in troubled Oakland. Resilience.

Christine Schoefer watches as her 19-month old grandchild learns that its hard to move forward when hanging on to too much.

High school senior Shreya Anand finds she's not the only student bearing the weight of being part of a STEM scarcity.

Nannies are sometimes loved, often ill-treated by the families that employ them. Janel Moses has heard their stories.

Ever wonder what’s beneath the Golden Gate Bridge and what it might have looked like thousands of years ago? Michael Ellis says it may have been very spectacular.

Marilyn Englander suffers from those little snippets of music that get in your brain and won't leave.

Jessica O'Dwyer's journey as a writer started with personal journals, a practice she still keeps. This piece originally aired May 3rd, 2022

Sandhya Acharya says that sometimes it's alright to let out a scream.

Rat poison kills rodents, but chances are that’s not all it kills. EK Bayer has this Perspective on its innocent victims.

Raj Tawney follows some advice from an unusual source to 'think different.'

Dr. Virginia Sturm says that casual relationships can deliver benefits beyond those derived from strong ones.

Dr. Baldeep Singh sees the true costs for his patients of the high price of insulin.

Clara Chiu says that when the Supreme Court ended federal abortion rights it created a harsh new reality her younger generation has never known.

Mac Clayton doesn't believe a gun makes him or anyone else safer.

When Lily Beechinor’s family desperately needed help, they discovered that they weren’t alone.

YR Media's Ivelisse Diaz learns that fashion is all about breaking trends, not following them.

Chinese-American relations could use a positive boost and Evan Ho thinks America’s fastest growing sport may be the ticket.

For Richard Swerdlow the monkeypox health emergency feels like déjà vu all over again.

For Kira Halpern, swimming in the Bay is a form of therapy.